pioneer
/ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ/noun, verb3 syllables
Pioneer means: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art.
Synonyms for pioneer7
noun, as in someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
verb, as in open up an area or prepare a way
verb, as in take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
also used for pioneer
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What does pioneer mean?5
noun
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory“they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them”
verb
open up an area or prepare a way“She pioneered a graduate program for women students”
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of“This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants”
open up and explore a new area“pioneer space”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with pioneer?51
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Pioneer in a sentence
- Pioneer men and women had a hard life, and so did their children.CK
- Pioneer men and women had an arduous life, and their children, too.mexicanhere
- She was a pioneer in the field of computer science.Lumi
- Pioneer settlers relied on flint for fire in the wilderness.always
- The pioneers have overcome a series of obstacles.unknown
- In early days pioneers lived in houses made of mud and straw.unknown
- My ancestors were the pioneers of this land.marcelostockle
- They were pioneers in the investigation of cancer.marcelostockle
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Forms of pioneer
as a noun
- plural
- pioneers
as a verb
- past tense
- pioneered
- present participle
- pioneering
- third-person singular
- pioneers
- past participle
- pioneered